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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1205 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan...
  Allegan County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 130 AM EDT.

* At 1204 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 26 miles northwest of Van Buren SP to 12 miles west
  of St. Joseph to near Beverly Shores, moving northeast at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Holland...             Allegan...             South Haven...
  Paw Paw...             Wayland...             Otsego...
  Plainwell...           Hartford...            Mattawan...
  Lawton...              Bangor...              Decatur...
  Fennville...           Saugatuck...           Martin...
  Van Buren SP...        Lake Michigan Beach... Dorr...
  Pine Grove...          Covert...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8622 4224 8622 4224 8637 4246 8625
      4270 8620 4276 8621 4277 8555 4242 8554
      4242 8576 4207 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 240DEG 53KT 4251 8677 4212 8672 4173 8704

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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